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Just six months after being sued by his ex over alleged sexual battery and domestic abuse, Soulja Boy has agreed to a three-year restraining order granted to his accuser. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the 30-year-old rapper, real name DeAndre Cortez Way, has agreed to a mandate that requires him to stay away from the unidentified woman […]
Rudy Giuliani’s career has suffered another major blow. According to CBS affiliate WUSA 9, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended the attorney’s law license “pending further disciplinary proceedings” in New York. The order comes less than two weeks after officials temporarily prohibited Giuliani from practicing law in the Empire State, citing his “false and […]
Though no one should need further proof that federal laws targeting marijuana are inherently ridiculous, recent comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas certainly qualify. More generally, the entire case in which Thomas’ comments were a part makes clear just how convoluted the current situation is for many across the country, even as more and […]
California has added Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia to a list of states where state-funded travel is banned due to discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community, CNN reports. These latest states were included for passing legislation which targets transgender people, most recently laws that prevent trans women and girls from competing in women’s sports. California Attorney General Rob […]
The Illinois House approved a bill this week that would ban police from lying to youth during interrogations. The legislation makes Illinois the first state to ban police from giving youth suspects false information during questioning, a practice that has been linked to higher rates of wrongful convictions and false confessions, ABC News reports. Senate Bill 2122, […]
A city council in Ohio voted to ban abortions Tuesday night and called itself a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” The Lebanon City Council’s vote was unanimous after one member quit in protest, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer, and the law is reportedly in full effect for the city of 20,000 people, as abortion rights groups are already […]
A special grand jury has reportedly convened in consideration of possible evidence in a criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s business dealings. According to a report from Shayna Jacobs and David A. Fahrenthold for the Washington Post, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recently convened the grand jury, which will make a decision on whether to indict […]
The Texas Senate approved a measure Monday which would eliminate a previous requirement that residents needed to obtain a license in order to carry a handgun, Star Tribune reports. The bill, which passed 17-13 in the Senate, will now be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott, who has already stated that he intends on signing the proposal. “I support […]
For the first time in years, Britney Spears is set to speak in court on the status of her conservatorship. On Tuesday, per the Associated Press, court-appointed attorney Samuel Ingham III informed Judge Brenda Penny in Los Angeles Superior Court that Spears had requested a chance to address the court. Ultimately, Ingham and Penny agreed […]
Utah has become the first state to mandate prenatal child support, AP reports. Gov. Spencer Cox recently signed a measure that would require biological fathers to pay for half of out-of-pocket pregnancy costs. Some have argued that this proposal falls short in addressing the wide array of maternal health care needs, but the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Brady Brammer, believes this […]
